Before the reading and subsequent discussion I put myself firmly on the right side of the classroom; globalization was good. In lieu of that reading, I still believe that globalization is a positive force, but less strongly so.
Believe it or not, I read the pro globalization section of the reading. What I discovered was that as convincing as the essay was, the argument did not go far enough. It was short sighted and overly positive. Any good pro globalization argument still has to acknowledge the bad parts of globalization. One cannot simply ignore the facts. The fault I found in the pro globalization piece was that it didn’t go far enough.
I agree with that author. I think it is great that the economies in India and china are booming, and that average salaries are skyrocketing in those countries. But that still doesn’t excuse the fact that the average yearly salary in china is ten times less than the average yearly salary in America. There is something wrong when a presidential candidate can say that “middle income” is between $200,000 and $250,000, while the median income in china is only $5,000. The author was correct, China and India are growing their middle classes and that growth is good, but it is not enough. Globalization isn’t yet a success, it is a work in progress.
I agree that the pro globalization article did not to in depth enough and used examples that were extremely specific. Also, good point about China being much more poor than America even though they are supposedly now earning "middle class" incomes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the fact that Globalization is a work in progress. I also, agree that the yes side of the argument could have stated more of the problems that arose from this. Very well stated summary.
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